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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Kyphon Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 59

% Expired Patents = 28.8

Trademarks = 7

Forward Citations = 17,687

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32 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Mark A Reiley (32 out of 184 patents)

Robert M Scribner (27 out of 57 patents)

Michael Lawrence Reo (22 out of 73 patents)

4. Arie Scholten (18 out of 29 patents)

5. Karen D Talmadge (15 out of 27 patents)

6. Paul M Sand (11 out of 54 patents)

7. Ryan Boucher (10 out of 48 patents)

8. Richard W Layne (5 out of 24 patents)

9. Alex Hsia (3 out of 21 patents)

10. Peter H Muller (3 out of 46 patents)

11. Eric N Doelling (3 out of 23 patents)

12. Paul Reiss (3 out of 7 patents)

13. Michael Zimmermann (3 out of 5 patents)

14. Arthur E Ferdinand (3 out of 9 patents)

15. Robert Wenz (2 out of 19 patents)

Core Competencies:

Hand-Held Instruments

Bone Fixation

Expandable Structures

Flowable Materials

Vertebral Bodies

Fractured Bone

Cement Compositions

Surgical Protocols

Cavities Creation

Immobilization

Mixing Systems

59 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 7399306 - Hand-held instruments that access interior body regions (2008-07-15),

2. 7335203 - System and method for immobilizing adjacent spinous processes (2008-02-26),

3. 7278778 - System for mixing and transferring flowable materials (2007-10-09),

4. 7273523 - Strontium-apatite-cement-preparations, cements formed therefrom, and uses thereof (2007-09-25),

5. 7261720 - Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone (2007-08-28),

6. 7252671 - Systems and methods for treating vertebral bodies (2007-08-07),

7. 7241303 - Devices and methods using an expandable body with internal restraint for compressing cancellous bone (2007-07-10),

8. 7166121 - Systems and methods using expandable bodies to push apart cortical bone surfaces (2007-01-23),

9. 7160020 - Methods for mixing and transferring flowable materials (2007-01-09),

10. 7156861 - Expandable structures for deployment in interior body regions (2007-01-02),

11. 7153307 - Systems and methods for placing materials into bone (2006-12-26),

12. 7153306 - Systems and methods for reducing fractured bone using a fracture reduction cannula (2006-12-26),

13. 7115163 - Magnesium ammonium phosphate cement composition (2006-10-03),

14. 7081122 - Hand-held instruments that access interior body regions (2006-07-25),

15. 7063703 - Slip-fit handle for hand-held instruments that access interior body regions (2006-06-20),

Company Overview

Kyphon Inc., based in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in innovative solutions for bone surgery, focusing on the treatment of vertebral body fractures. The company develops advanced hand-held instruments and expandable structures that enhance surgical procedures. Their expertise extends to bone fixation techniques and flowable materials, particularly in the context of cement compositions used in spinal surgeries. Kyphon is committed to improving surgical protocols and patient outcomes through its cutting-edge technologies.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 13 2026

59 Patents

#83 in Sunnyvale, CA

#1,426 in California

#6,071 in US

#12,232 in the World

Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Kyphon Inc.

Forward Citations = 17,687

32 inventors:

Mark A Reiley (32 out of 184 patents)

Robert M Scribner (27 out of 57 patents)

Michael Lawrence Reo (22 out of 73 patents)

4. Arie Scholten (18 out of 29 patents)

5. Karen D Talmadge (15 out of 27 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Kyphon Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/kyphon

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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